Music/Television Growing up with Doctor Who

[Tsar]

As a child, I used to enjoy watching Doctor Who with my Dad. I’d spend countless evenings on his couch, watching old VHS tapes of the episodes with him.

My Dad was actually the one who introduced me to the show. He was around for Hartnell’s run in the ‘60s and always reminded me how terrifying the Daleks were back then.

One episode that has stuck with me is The Caves of Androzani. No exaggeration, it was the only time I saw my Dad genuinely quiet during an episode. Even he had to admit it was “brilliant.” I sat there, a kid with wide eyes, completely bewildered.

The show was like this weird portal into the past. The stories, the lessons, the old-school production, it all felt richer because I was watching it with him. Fast forward to now however, and modern Who doesn’t hold a candle to the old classics. Due to obvious reasons we all know by now.

Anyway, I guess the point of this thread is, Doctor Who was something that was tied to my family, something that made me feel like I belonged to a world bigger than myself. And it’s why I never plan on letting go of all my old tapes.

 

[Swede Immigrant]

How old are you now?

 

[Tsar]

How old are you now?

Between 1-99.

 

[Cortex]

Due to obvious reasons we all know by now.

Dr. Jude

 

[Tsar]

Dr. Jude

Really? After the effort I poured into this thread, this is the best response you could come up with?

 

[Cortex]

Really? After the effort I poured into this thread, this is the best response you could come up with?

Fine. Did your dad manage to save any of the lost episodes?

 

[Tsar]

Fine. Did your dad manage to save any of the lost episodes?

He did not. I have a suspicion the franchise was cursed. Now we are not allowed to have those episodes in our possession.

 

[OdessanBvll]

Who?

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

As a child, I used to enjoy watching Doctor Who with my Dad. I’d spend countless evenings on his couch, watching old VHS tapes of the episodes with him.

My Dad was actually the one who introduced me to the show. He was around for Hartnell’s run in the ‘60s and always reminded me how terrifying the Daleks were back then.

One episode that has stuck with me is The Caves of Androzani. No exaggeration, it was the only time I saw my Dad genuinely quiet during an episode. Even he had to admit it was “brilliant.” I sat there, a kid with wide eyes, completely bewildered.

The show was like this weird portal into the past. The stories, the lessons, the old-school production, it all felt richer because I was watching it with him. Fast forward to now however, and modern Who doesn’t hold a candle to the old classics. Due to obvious reasons we all know by now.

Anyway, I guess the point of this thread is, Doctor Who was something that was tied to my family, something that made me feel like I belonged to a world bigger than myself. And it’s why I never plan on letting go of all my old tapes.

The modern stuff sucks

Show wasnt the same after 1989

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

As a child, I used to enjoy watching Doctor Who with my Dad. I’d spend countless evenings on his couch, watching old VHS tapes of the episodes with him.

My Dad was actually the one who introduced me to the show. He was around for Hartnell’s run in the ‘60s and always reminded me how terrifying the Daleks were back then.

One episode that has stuck with me is The Caves of Androzani. No exaggeration, it was the only time I saw my Dad genuinely quiet during an episode. Even he had to admit it was “brilliant.” I sat there, a kid with wide eyes, completely bewildered.

The show was like this weird portal into the past. The stories, the lessons, the old-school production, it all felt richer because I was watching it with him. Fast forward to now however, and modern Who doesn’t hold a candle to the old classics. Due to obvious reasons we all know by now.

Anyway, I guess the point of this thread is, Doctor Who was something that was tied to my family, something that made me feel like I belonged to a world bigger than myself. And it’s why I never plan on letting go of all my old tapes.

Whats your favourite story and doctor?

 

[Tsar]

The modern stuff sucks

Show wasnt the same after 1989

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read about the doctor giving a passionate kiss to a mixed-race gay transgender.

 

[Tsar]

Whats your favourite doctor?

The only correct answer is Tom Baker. No one else captured the essence of the Doctor quite like him.

favourite story

Easily The Deadly Assassin. It's peak Doctor Who. The political intrigue, dark conspiracies, and the Time Lords being exposed as the corrupt, stagnant elites they are, and showed the Doctor at his sharpest culminated into one of my all-time favorite story arcs ever.

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

The only correct answer is Tom Baker. No one else captured the essence of the Doctor quite like him.

Easily The Deadly Assassin. It's peak Doctor Who. The political intrigue, dark conspiracies, and the Time Lords being exposed as the corrupt, stagnant elites they are, and showed the Doctor at his sharpest culminated into one of my all-time favorite story arcs ever.

what about worst?

 

[Cortex]

The only correct answer is Tom Baker. No one else captured the essence of the Doctor quite like him.

Easily The Deadly Assassin. It's peak Doctor Who. The political intrigue, dark conspiracies, and the Time Lords being exposed as the corrupt, stagnant elites they are, and showed the Doctor at his sharpest culminated into one of my all-time favorite story arcs ever.

Would a person with no nostalgia enjoy Dr. Who?

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

Would a person with no nostalgia enjoy Dr. Who?

Straight people dont really feel nostalgia

As a kid I grew up on the 2005 onwards show, but I try and watch it now and its ass.

Classic is much better and there is still much I havent watched

 

[Cortex]

Straight people dont really feel nostalgia

As a kid I grew up on the 2005 onwards show, but I try and watch it now and its ass.

Classic is much better and there is still much I havent watched

Of course I meant the classic ones. The new ones look like vomit.

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

Of course I meant the classic ones. The new ones look like vomit.

Anything after 2005 is just conceited as fuck and adhd due to the broadcasting format, with reddit humour and over dramatic while also being campy and too tryhard and serious at the same time, and everything is just over done and over emotional; everyone seems to be neurotic as well

then it evolves into nostalgia bait and piggybacking of the old show, and then it evolves again into woke homo shit

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

The only correct answer is Tom Baker. No one else captured the essence of the Doctor quite like him.

Easily The Deadly Assassin. It's peak Doctor Who. The political intrigue, dark conspiracies, and the Time Lords being exposed as the corrupt, stagnant elites they are, and showed the Doctor at his sharpest culminated into one of my all-time favorite story arcs ever.

What do you think about McCoy?

Its my first time watching him, although I did see remembrance of the daleks as a kid.

I am up to dragonfire so far and I think season 24 isnt ass like people say. I like the surreal and almost parodical feeling its got, and paradise towers has all the marks of a cult classic

 

[Cortex]

Anything after 2005 is just conceited as fuck and adhd due to the broadcasting format, with reddit humour and over dramatic while also being campy and too tryhard and serious at the same time, and everything is just over done and over emotional; everyone seems to be neurotic as well

then it evolves into nostalgia bait and piggybacking of the old show, and then it evolves again into woke homo shit

So is it best to start with the Tom Baker era?

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

So is it best to start with the Tom Baker era?

Just pick a random story and go from there.

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

So is it best to start with the Tom Baker era?

I think the gay nigger may a good choice

 

[Cortex]

Just pick a random story and go from there.

I’ll start off with Robot and go in chronological order.

 

[Cortex]

I’ll start off with Robot and go in chronological order.

I hope this shit is good if you two niggers are hyping it up.

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

I’ll start off with Robot and go in chronological order.

> robot

 

[THE TRUE DIGLET]

I hope this shit is good if you two niggers are hyping it up.

Well you have to take the rough with the smooth, not everything can be a gem